EP1712447B1 - Control apparatus of electric power steering apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus (EPS) for applying a steering assist force obtained by a motor of a steering system of an automobile or a vehicle.
- EPS electric power steering apparatus
- An electric power steering apparatus for assisting a steering apparatus of an automobile of a vehicle by rotation force of a motor applies a driving force of the motor to a steering shaft or a rack shaft by a transmitting mechanism such as gears and a belt through a speed reducer. Since such a conventional electric power steering apparatus precisely generates assist torque (steering assist force), a feedback control of a motor current is performed. In the feedback control, the motor applied voltage is adjusted such that a difference between a current command value and a motor current detection value becomes small. The motor applied voltage is generally adjusted by adjusting a duty ratio of PWM (pulse width modulation) control.
- PWM pulse width modulation
- a column shaft 52 of a steering wheel 51 is connected to a tie rod 56 of wheels to be steered through speed reduction gears 53, universal joints 54a and 54b and a pinion rack mechanism 55.
- the column shaft 52 is provided with a torque sensor 57 for detecting a steering torque of the steering wheel 51.
- a motor 58 for assisting a steering force of the steering wheel 51 is connected to the column shaft 52 through the speed reduction gears 53.
- Electric power is supplied from a battery 60 to a control unit 59 which controls the electric power steering apparatus, and an ignition signal is inputted to the control unit 59 from an ignition key 61.
- the control unit 59 calculates a steering assist command value I of assist command based on a steering torque T detected by the torque sensor 57 and a vehicle speed V detected by a vehicle speed sensor 63, and current to be supplied to the motor 58 is controlled by the calculated steering assist command value I.
- the electric power steering apparatus of the above kind includes an analog to digital converting means (refer to "ADC", hereinafter) for converting magnitude of the motor current into a digital amount, and a current control means for controlling the motor current in accordance with the digital amount of the motor current converted by the ADC.
- ADC analog to digital converting means
- the electric power steering apparatus detects a steering state, switches converting means used for controlling the motor current based on the steering state, and can selects the conversion digital amounts.
- an output of a current detecting amplifier for detecting a current value flowing through the electric motor is inputted to a microcomputer as it is, and its signal is used for controlling the motor current as a current detection signal.
- a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus as described in the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in European patent publication no. 1 437 288 (Koyo Seiko Co.).
- the above object of the present invention is achieved by providing a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus for feedback controlling operation of a motor by a microcomputer (including a micro controller unit (MCU)) based on a current value of the motor detected by a current detector, wherein an arbitrary function generator of a current detecting characteristics is provided between a current detecting amplifier of the current detector and the microcomputer, and a motor current detection characteristics is corrected, characterized in that said arbitrary function generator (35) outputs a logarithmic signal.
- a microcomputer including a micro controller unit (MCU)
- an output of said arbitrary function generator (35) is varied in accordance with said motor current.
- both a signal whose motor current detecting characteristic is corrected and an output signal of said current detecting amplifier (32) whose motor current detecting characteristic is not corrected are inputted to said microcomputer.
- said arbitrary function generator outputs a logarithmic signal. More in particular, said corrected current detecting signal is used for controlling a current of a small current region, and said non-corrected current detecting signal is used for controlling a current from an intermediate current region to a large current region.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline structure when a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a vehicle.
- a control section 10 includes a microcomputer (or MCU) 11, a motor drive circuit 12 comprising a plurality of switching elements, and a current detecting circuit 13 for detecting a current flowing through a motor 30.
- the microcomputer 11 includes a CPU 21, an ADC 22 for converting an analog signal into a digital signal, an input interface 23, an output interface 24 and a memory 25 comprising a ROM and a RAM.
- the CPU 21 controls the motor drive circuit 12 through the output interface 24 based on an input signal from the input interface 23.
- the current detecting circuit 13 is connected to the motor drive circuit 12.
- the current detecting circuit 13 includes a register (shunt register) 31, and a current detecting amplifier 32 which is connected to both ends of the register 31 and which detects motor current.
- the current detecting amplifier 32 detects voltages of both ends of the shunt register 31, amplifies the voltages with predetermined amplification factor, and inputs the same to the microcomputer 11.
- An arbitrary function generator 35 which generates a current detecting characteristic as an arbitrary function is provided between the microcomputer 11 and an output side of the current detecting amplifier 32.
- An output signal of the current detecting amplifier 32 is inputted to the microcomputer 11, and an arbitrary signal from the arbitrary function generator 35 is also inputted to the microcomputer.
- the arbitrary function generator 35 optimally corrects the motor current detecting characteristic.
- the arbitrary function generator 35 comprises a logarithmic amplifier and so on.
- the arbitrary function generator 35 has a logarithmic characteristic as the current detecting characteristic and can correct voltage from a small current region to a large current region of the motor current. That is, the logarithmic amplifier amplifies logarithm in such a manner that a small signal is amplified largely and a large signal is amplified small. Therefore, a current detecting signal obtained by the current detecting amplifier 32 can be corrected more finely than in a region from an intermediate current to a logarithmic characteristic in a small current region of the motor current.
- FIG. 4 shows a motor current detecting characteristic of the current detecting circuit 13, and shows a relation of a detected voltage with respect to the motor current.
- the output of the current detecting circuit 13 is corrected by the arbitrary function generator 35, since the arbitrary function generator 35 such as the logarithmic amplifier has a logarithmic characteristic, the output is largely amplified in the small current region and the output is amplified only little in the large current region as shown in FIG. 5 (linear indication) and FIG. 6 (semi-logarithm indication).
- the current detecting characteristic is switched to the logarithmic characteristic, it is possible to precisely control the operation of the motor 30 in a small current region such as near the neutral point of a steering wheel where the motor current becomes small. That is, if the output from the current detecting amplifier 32 is sent to the microcomputer 11 in such a manner that the current detecting characteristic is switched in accordance with the magnitude of the motor current by the arbitrary function generator 35 in a small current region and that the arbitrary function generator 35 is bypassed in a region from the intermediate current region to the large current region, it is possible to precisely control the operation of the motor 30 in the small current region where the motor current becomes small, and an excellent steering feeling can be obtained in the small current region.
- the arbitrary function generator 35 is provided between the current detecting amplifier 32 and the microcomputer 11, the current detecting characteristic of the arbitrary function generator 35 has a logarithmic characteristic. Accordingly, it is possible to finely correct a current detecting signal of the current detecting amplifier 32 in the small current region where the motor current is small. That is, a control can be performed such that in the region from the intermediate current region to the large current region of the motor current, the output from the current detecting amplifier 32 is inputted to the microcomputer 11 as it is, and the current detecting characteristic is switched to the logarithmic characteristic in the small current region where the motor current is small such as a region in the vicinity of the neutral point of the steering wheel. Thus, the steering feeling becomes excellent in a region near the neutral point of the steering wheel and when the motor current is small and the motor current must be controlled finely.
- FIG. 7 shows amodification in which the current detecting characteristic of the arbitrary function generator 35 is made variable in accordance with magnitude of the motor current.
- the arbitrary function generator 35 is provided between the current detecting amplifier 32 and the microcomputer 11, and both a signal whose motor current detecting characteristic is corrected and an output signal of the current detecting amplifier 32 whose motor current detecting characteristic is not corrected are inputted to the microcomputer 11.
- the current detecting characteristic of the arbitrary function generator 35 can be made variable, and the current detecting characteristic in the small current region can be set different from those in other regions.
- the bypass path of the arbitrary function generator 35 can be omitted, and the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained.
- the characteristic of the arbitrary function generator 35 can arbitrarily be varied based on commands from the CPU 21, the characteristic can be selected from small, large various kinds of current regions in accordance with a using purpose, and the steering feeling becomes more excellent.
- the arbitrary function generator such as a logarithmic amplifier is provided between the current detecting amplifier and the microcomputer, and the output signal from the current detecting amplifier is corrected as a logarithmic characteristic.
- the motor current detecting characteristic is switched to the logarithmic characteristic, an output voltage of the current detecting amplifier can finely corrected.
- the current detecting characteristic is made variable in accordance with the magnitude of the motor current with respect to the arbitrary function generator, a bypass path of the arbitrary function generator can be omitted.
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- The present invention relates to a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus (EPS) for applying a steering assist force obtained by a motor of a steering system of an automobile or a vehicle.
- An electric power steering apparatus for assisting a steering apparatus of an automobile of a vehicle by rotation force of a motor applies a driving force of the motor to a steering shaft or a rack shaft by a transmitting mechanism such as gears and a belt through a speed reducer. Since such a conventional electric power steering apparatus precisely generates assist torque (steering assist force), a feedback control of a motor current is performed. In the feedback control, the motor applied voltage is adjusted such that a difference between a current command value and a motor current detection value becomes small. The motor applied voltage is generally adjusted by adjusting a duty ratio of PWM (pulse width modulation) control.
- Here, a general structure of the electric power steering apparatus will be explained with reference to
FIG. 1 . Acolumn shaft 52 of asteering wheel 51 is connected to atie rod 56 of wheels to be steered through speed reduction gears 53,universal joints pinion rack mechanism 55. Thecolumn shaft 52 is provided with a torque sensor 57 for detecting a steering torque of thesteering wheel 51. Amotor 58 for assisting a steering force of thesteering wheel 51 is connected to thecolumn shaft 52 through the speed reduction gears 53. Electric power is supplied from abattery 60 to acontrol unit 59 which controls the electric power steering apparatus, and an ignition signal is inputted to thecontrol unit 59 from anignition key 61. Thecontrol unit 59 calculates a steering assist command value I of assist command based on a steering torque T detected by the torque sensor 57 and a vehicle speed V detected by avehicle speed sensor 63, and current to be supplied to themotor 58 is controlled by the calculated steering assist command value I. - As shown in Japanese Patent No.
3508702 B2 - According to the above conventional electric power steering apparatus, an output of a current detecting amplifier for detecting a current value flowing through the electric motor is inputted to a microcomputer as it is, and its signal is used for controlling the motor current as a current detection signal.
- As the output of the motor is increased, a measuring range of the current detection is increased. However, resolution of an ADC is relatively roughened. This is because that although ADSc having high resolution are available in recent market, but if cost up or using track record is taken into consideration, conventional products are still used because it is difficult to immediately change the ADC and meet a high resolution requirement.
- However, concerning the steering performance of the electric power steering apparatus, steering feeling in the small current region has become increasingly valued, and there is a problem that the steering feeling is deteriorated if the conventional resolution remains as it is.
- A control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus as described in the preamble of
claim 1 is disclosed in European patent publication no.1 437 288 - Hence, it is an object of the present invention to make the steering characteristics in a small current region excellent by correcting voltage in the small current region.
- The above object of the present invention is achieved by providing a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus for feedback controlling operation of a motor by a microcomputer (including a micro controller unit (MCU)) based on a current value of the motor detected by a current detector, wherein an arbitrary function generator of a current detecting characteristics is provided between a current detecting amplifier of the current detector and the microcomputer, and a motor current detection characteristics is corrected, characterized in that said arbitrary function generator (35) outputs a logarithmic signal.
- In a preferred embodiment of a control apparatus in accordance with the invention, an output of said arbitrary function generator (35) is varied in accordance with said motor current.
- In another preferred embodiment of a control apparatus according to the invention, both a signal whose motor current detecting characteristic is corrected and an output signal of said current detecting amplifier (32) whose motor current detecting characteristic is not corrected are inputted to said microcomputer. Particularly, said arbitrary function generator outputs a logarithmic signal. More in particular, said corrected current detecting signal is used for controlling a current of a small current region, and said non-corrected current detecting signal is used for controlling a current from an intermediate current region to a large current region.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a structure of a general electric power steering apparatus; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline structure of a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a diagram for schematically explaining a motor current detecting characteristic; -
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a relation of a detection voltage with respect to a motor current detected by a current detecting amplifier; -
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a current detecting characteristic for explaining a relation of the detection voltage with respect to the motor current with linear indication when the detection data is corrected by the arbitrary function generator; -
FIG. 6 is a diagram of a current detecting characteristic for explaining a relation of detection voltage with respect to the motor current with logarithm indication when detection data is corrected by an arbitrary function generator; -
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing that a current detection characteristic of the arbitrary function generator is made variable, and an output signal of the current detecting amplifier is sent to the microcomputer; and -
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relation of detection voltage with respect to the motor current in a state where the current detecting characteristic of the arbitrary function generator are made variable. - An embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline structure when a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a vehicle. Acontrol section 10 includes a microcomputer (or MCU) 11, amotor drive circuit 12 comprising a plurality of switching elements, and a current detectingcircuit 13 for detecting a current flowing through amotor 30. - The
microcomputer 11 includes aCPU 21, anADC 22 for converting an analog signal into a digital signal, aninput interface 23, anoutput interface 24 and amemory 25 comprising a ROM and a RAM. TheCPU 21 controls themotor drive circuit 12 through theoutput interface 24 based on an input signal from theinput interface 23. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , the current detectingcircuit 13 is connected to themotor drive circuit 12. The current detectingcircuit 13 includes a register (shunt register) 31, and acurrent detecting amplifier 32 which is connected to both ends of theregister 31 and which detects motor current. Thecurrent detecting amplifier 32 detects voltages of both ends of theshunt register 31, amplifies the voltages with predetermined amplification factor, and inputs the same to themicrocomputer 11. - An
arbitrary function generator 35 which generates a current detecting characteristic as an arbitrary function is provided between themicrocomputer 11 and an output side of thecurrent detecting amplifier 32. An output signal of thecurrent detecting amplifier 32 is inputted to themicrocomputer 11, and an arbitrary signal from thearbitrary function generator 35 is also inputted to the microcomputer. Thearbitrary function generator 35 optimally corrects the motor current detecting characteristic. - The
arbitrary function generator 35 comprises a logarithmic amplifier and so on. Thearbitrary function generator 35 has a logarithmic characteristic as the current detecting characteristic and can correct voltage from a small current region to a large current region of the motor current. That is, the logarithmic amplifier amplifies logarithm in such a manner that a small signal is amplified largely and a large signal is amplified small. Therefore, a current detecting signal obtained by the current detectingamplifier 32 can be corrected more finely than in a region from an intermediate current to a logarithmic characteristic in a small current region of the motor current. - For example,
FIG. 4 shows a motor current detecting characteristic of the current detectingcircuit 13, and shows a relation of a detected voltage with respect to the motor current. In this case, it can be found that if the output of the current detectingcircuit 13 is corrected by thearbitrary function generator 35, since thearbitrary function generator 35 such as the logarithmic amplifier has a logarithmic characteristic, the output is largely amplified in the small current region and the output is amplified only little in the large current region as shown inFIG. 5 (linear indication) andFIG. 6 (semi-logarithm indication). - With this, in the motor control of the electric power steering apparatus, if the current detecting characteristic is switched to the logarithmic characteristic, it is possible to precisely control the operation of the
motor 30 in a small current region such as near the neutral point of a steering wheel where the motor current becomes small. That is, if the output from thecurrent detecting amplifier 32 is sent to themicrocomputer 11 in such a manner that the current detecting characteristic is switched in accordance with the magnitude of the motor current by thearbitrary function generator 35 in a small current region and that thearbitrary function generator 35 is bypassed in a region from the intermediate current region to the large current region, it is possible to precisely control the operation of themotor 30 in the small current region where the motor current becomes small, and an excellent steering feeling can be obtained in the small current region. - Therefore, the
arbitrary function generator 35 is provided between thecurrent detecting amplifier 32 and themicrocomputer 11, the current detecting characteristic of thearbitrary function generator 35 has a logarithmic characteristic. Accordingly, it is possible to finely correct a current detecting signal of thecurrent detecting amplifier 32 in the small current region where the motor current is small. That is, a control can be performed such that in the region from the intermediate current region to the large current region of the motor current, the output from thecurrent detecting amplifier 32 is inputted to themicrocomputer 11 as it is, and the current detecting characteristic is switched to the logarithmic characteristic in the small current region where the motor current is small such as a region in the vicinity of the neutral point of the steering wheel. Thus, the steering feeling becomes excellent in a region near the neutral point of the steering wheel and when the motor current is small and the motor current must be controlled finely. -
FIG. 7 shows amodification in which the current detecting characteristic of thearbitrary function generator 35 is made variable in accordance with magnitude of the motor current. In this modification, thearbitrary function generator 35 is provided between the current detectingamplifier 32 and themicrocomputer 11, and both a signal whose motor current detecting characteristic is corrected and an output signal of the current detectingamplifier 32 whose motor current detecting characteristic is not corrected are inputted to themicrocomputer 11. As shown inFIG. 8 , for example, the current detecting characteristic of thearbitrary function generator 35 can be made variable, and the current detecting characteristic in the small current region can be set different from those in other regions. In this example, a relation of a detected voltage with respect to the motor current is set such that the small current region (Y = 2X) is different from a region from the intermediate current region to the large current region (Y = X) with respect to the point "t". Thus, the bypass path of thearbitrary function generator 35 can be omitted, and the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained. - The characteristic of the
arbitrary function generator 35 can arbitrarily be varied based on commands from theCPU 21, the characteristic can be selected from small, large various kinds of current regions in accordance with a using purpose, and the steering feeling becomes more excellent. - According to the control apparatus of the electric power steering apparatus of the present invention as described above, the arbitrary function generator such as a logarithmic amplifier is provided between the current detecting amplifier and the microcomputer, and the output signal from the current detecting amplifier is corrected as a logarithmic characteristic. With this, if the motor current detecting characteristic is switched to the logarithmic characteristic, an output voltage of the current detecting amplifier can finely corrected. Especially, in the vicinity of a neutral point of a steering wheel, such as in a small current region where a vehicle is in a driving state where the motor current must be controlled finely, an excellent steering feeling can be obtained. If the current detecting characteristic is made variable in accordance with the magnitude of the motor current with respect to the arbitrary function generator, a bypass path of the arbitrary function generator can be omitted.
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- A control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus for feedback controlling operation of a motor (30) by a microcomputer (11) based on a motor current detected by a current detector (13), wherein an arbitrary function generator (35) of a current detecting characteristic is provided between a current detecting amplifier (32) of said current detector (13) and said microcomputer (11), and a motor current detecting characteristic is corrected, characterized in that said arbitrary function generator (35) outputs a logarithmic signal.
- A control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an output of said arbitrary function generator (35) is varied in accordance with said motor current.
- A control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein both a signal whose motor current detecting characteristic is corrected and an output signal of said current detecting amplifier (32) whose motor current detecting characteristic is not corrected are inputted to said microcomputer.
- A control apparatus of the electric power steering apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said corrected current detecting signal is used for controlling a current of a small current region, and said non-corrected current detecting signal is used for controlling a current from an intermediate current region to a large current region.
- A control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an output of said arbitrary function generator (35) is varied in accordance with said motor current.
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